THE © YEAR V Nº 16 SEPT 14, 2015 HAVANA, CUBA avana eporter ISSN 2224-5707 YOUR SOURCE OF NEWS & MORE H R Price: A Weekly Newspaper of the Prensa Latina News Agency 1.00 CUC, 1.00 USD, 1.20 CAN Cuba Ready to Tourism Receive the Pope Francis P.16 TURNAT: Immersed in Cuban Nature P. 2 Health & Science Cuban Doctors Bring Health to Brazil’s Favelas P. 5 Politics Bilateral Commission Cuba - USA: A Complicated Task P.6 Entertainment & Listings/P. 8-9 Culture Loma de la Cruz - People and Basilica Gente D Zona Sets Record of El Cobre Ready and Gets the World Emblematic Symbol of Holguín Dancing P.10 P. 4 P. 4 International Migratory Crisis: Europe Under Pressure /P.12 Sports Beijing-2015, World Tournament of Surprises /P.15 THIS NEWSPAPER IS DISTRIBUTED ON BOARD CUBANA DE AVIACION´S FLIGHTS 2 TOURISM TURNAT: Immersed in Cuban Nature By Roberto F. CAMPOS and as a novelty; diving and fishing will be included too. The organizers have planned a celebration with talks about conservation and agro tourism in the scientific residence of the Havana National Botanic Garden. New products of this type of tourism will also be displayed there. The other western stop on the TURNAT’s journey is the Complejo Las Terrazas located in the Pinar del Rio province, a sustainable nature community project which is already famous among local excursionists and foreigners for its beautiful surroundings and its care for nature. The following stop is the Taburete campsite and the Soroa Tourist Park, given the name ‘The rainbow of Cuba’ for its colors and well kept panorama, also found in the extreme west region of Cuba. TURNAT’s interesting 2015 trip is therefore leaving to go to the Viñales Valley Cultural Humanity Landscape, GARAL with a visit programmed to the Rancho San Vicente HAVANA._ Organized every two years in the idyllic Hotel, where also one can enjoy the Crafts Fair. PHOTOs: and unique scene of the Cuban archipelago, this year’s And if that wasn’t enough, the list of enjoyment diving and nautical products already mentioned and edition will take place from September 22-27, the tenth includes a horse ride to the Guabina Farm, taking the described as an absolute novelty, in the surroundings edition of the international event of Nature Tourism path of Hell to Paradise, The Tabaco Route, between of Cabo de San Antonio, the most western part of Cuba. TURNAT, a professional meeting that relies on many valleys and mountains and the Valley Lookout. Cayo Jutias, Cayo Levia and a closing event in the upcoming entertainers of all corners of the globe. These trips will be complemented by cultural meets San Vicente Farm make up some other ideas for this Some 160 specialists will attend this special meeting like the planned one to Viñales. international meeting that has a stop planned at the characterized by the participants learning of the Cuban The list of trips will also take the assistants to the Güira campsite and the San Diego de los Baños Spa (of potentialities, as described by the two fundamental Indian Cave to contemplate the exit of the bats, the medicinal waters) on the way back to Havana. entertainers: The commercial director of ECOTUR, Wild Cave and a night party with the Yuca drum, which The river Cuyaguateje and the Villa Cabo de San Emma Rosa Fonseca and the commercial specialist without a doubt will enrich the knowledge of the Antonio round off the huge diversity of a program Franklin Marín Milanés. traditions of this archipelago. tailor-made by demanding professionals from the The 2015 edition is dedicated to the west of Cuba Furthermore, there will be the presentation of nature and adventure sector. CUBA 3 Cuba Favours Education that Forms All-Rounded Citizens By NuriemDE ARMAS Emilio Herrera PHOTO: PHOTO: Manuel Muñoa The Minister of Higher Education, committed to the Revolution, with PHOTO: PHOTO: Rodolfo Alarcón said that Cuba aspires skills and specialized knowledge in HAVANA- (PL) A new school year has The Minister explained that these to train patriotic and ethical citizens, accordance with society. begun in Cuba where as its foundations, adaptations and adjustments allow the education looks to increase its for the rescue of activities like quality and form new generations of all- knowledge meetings, working with rounded citizens. the teachers, the participation in For many it was the return to the circles of interest, the realization of classroom, for others it was the novelty agricultural fairs and other activities of a new period but the excitement of that contribute to the best formation the first day at school overcame more of the student. than 1,700,000 students that started the She added that the Ministry academic year 2015-2016. of Education guarantees a 95% During the previous weeks 10,300 teaching coverage, a figure similar educational centres in Cuba prepared to that of last year but this year the for the first day in which the teachers quality of the substitute teachers received their new pupils with books, that they will employ to resolve notebooks and uniforms. the lack of teachers will be higher. The State of Cuba spent 17.5 million The classrooms will welcome 8,000 dollars on necessary items for the school graduates from teaching degrees year: pencils and pens, water colours, she specified. colouring books and drawing books, In the meantime, the increase temperas, materials for manual art and in the number of places at daycare other necessary items for education. centers was made known with During this year the transformations more than 2,700 spaces being which make the timetables of the opened up to children in Cuba teachers more flexible will continue from 1-5 years old. in search for a better use of the During the academic year 2015- performance of the pupils and a better 2016 Higher education will also quality in the preparation carried out by continue with the transformations the teachers. and adaptations that are used in The Minister of Eduction, Ena Elsa search of a higher quality and better Velásquez underlined that the new professionals. conceptions keep the double teaching The process of university session; allowing for the tailoring integration which started in 2009 will of timetables in order for teachers be resumed and in this second stage together with pupils, family members the centers of higher education and the community, to contribute to in the provinces of Santiago de the vocational formation of children Cuba, Holguín, Granma, Las Tunas, and young people, in their knowledge Villa Clara and Pinar del Río will be of history, their developmental abilities included. 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E-mail: [email protected] 4 SOCIETY The Pope’s Visit: People and Basilica of El Cobre Ready SANTIAGO DE CUBA – The town of El Cobre and opposite the church and a few blocks from La Plaza de the Basilica that welcome the Virgin of Charity, the Marte the people of Santiago de Cuba and other Cubans, Patron Saint of Cuba are getting ready to receive the principally easterners, will follow the details of the formal Pope Francis on September 21 and 22 during his visit ceremonies on TV screens. to the country. It is a pastoral visit through which the Pope will The seminarian Elvys Solís Vázquez on behalf of the confirm the Cubans in their faith as missionary of authorities of Santuario informed The Havana Reporter the clemency. that they are advancing the works in order for the In terms of space, the move through these places will religious enclosure to be a dignified area for the Eucharist be performed in an open vehicle which will facilitate the by the Supreme Pontiff on the morning of September 22 greetings of the locals and thousands of other visitors in front of thousands of people from all across the island. who will express their admiration, respect and affection Solís highlighted that the highest representative of for the Pope, said Solis. the Catholic Church will arrive in Santiago de Cuba after In accordance with the given program, once these the program put together in the Eastern city of Holguin activities are finished in the city, the Pope will depart to in the afternoon of September 21 where he will share his the US from the Antonio Maceo International Airport to prayer with the Cuban bishops and as all the travellers continue his tour. do he will pray to the image of the deity. Located 20 kilometers from the city, the town of Like the other believers who come to this holy place, El Cobre and especially el Santuario de la Virgen de la the Pope Francis will give flowers and candles to the Caridad welcome around 1000 people everyday – even : Lázaro David Najarro David Lázaro : Virgin as offerings, accompanied in the same way by more over the weekend – that come from various areas Cuban bishops.